Glossary

API

It stands for Applicaiton Programming Interface. It enables software to interact with other software through exposed functionality.

REST

It stands for REpresentational State Transfer. It is an architectural pattern for interacting with resources via HTTP methods.

GET

The HTTP method for retrieving resources from a REST API.

POST

The HTTP method for creating resources with a REST API.

PUT

The HTTP method for updating resources with a REST API.

DELETE

The HTTP method for deleting resources with a RES API.

APILog API

This API allows you to get any APIs logs via API Gateway.

Business Process API

This API allows you to control business process information about NTT Com Services.

OAuth API

This API is to authenticate all of NTT Com API requests via API Gateway with OAuth2.0.

OAuth

This is Open standard authorization framework. Grants access on behalf of an end user without directly sharing credentials.

JSON

It stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a data format commonly used for APIs requests parameters and response body.

XML

It stands for eXtensible Markup Language. It is a format that is used to describe documents and data.

CORS

It stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. It allows javascript in websites to do AJAX requests to domains beyond the one initiating the request.